Joolie, this is my first spring and full summer here, so I can only go by what's happened in the past elsewhere. I won't scatter seed like that, because my last two homes had a side border that people refer to as "weed tree," although I don't see anything "weedy" about something that takes in carbon dioxide and spits out oxygen! They were useful because it provided a screen again lousy neighbors, but it's different here. And it's a pain in the neck to deal with.This property is pretty bare, so I want to keep some measure of control without being anal, and I have a good chance, because I'm actually oral compulsive!